Garment for boys



May 26, 1936. RUB|N 2,042,192

GARMENT FOR BOYS Filed Oct. 9, 1933 INVENTOR Beta) 10 12;

ATTORNEY Patented May as, 1936 UNITED STATES GABIHENT FOB BOYS BettyRubin, Brooklyn; N. Y., assignor to Eagle Boys Suit Corporation,-NewYork, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 9, 1933,Serial No. 692,776

2Claims.

sion of an arrangement whereby a lower garment can be supported from anupper garment so that the two may be readily associated whenever desiredA further object is to provide an arrangement whereby a lower garmentmay be supported from an upper garment in such a manner that the two maybe partially separated in the minimum time.

In the embodiment herein disclosed for purposes of illustration, I haveshown the association of a boy's blouse with a boy's pair of knickers inwhich the association at the rear is a separable one, and such thatexpansion at the back is permitted as the body is bent and in which theassociation at the front is also a separable one and in which theassociation at the sides is by means which permit of the'readyseparation of the parts so and which at the same time provides for aconstriction at the waist band for supporting the garment. The pants areshown as of a knicker construction in which the knicker characteristicis inherent in "the pants itself by the formation on the inside of thepants of a constricting annulus, the position of which is alwaysmaintained by the character of construction slightly above the bottom ofthe pants. It will be understood that this specific constructionembodying the above mentioned features, has been disclosed as such onlyfor purpose of illustration and that individual features thereof may beemployed other than in the associations shown and that the associationmay be varied and that my invention is not to be restricted except ascalled for by the language, of the claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation view of a shirt and trouser assemblyshowing the application thereto of my improved arrangement for Joiningthem and a portion thereof being broken away;

Figure 2 is a planetary view from the rear of the assembly; showing themanner of connection;

I'lgureSisasecflonalvlewonanenlarged scale closure at the sides.

On viewing the drawing it will be observed that I there show a shirt Aand a pair of trousers B of a type, such as are usually worn by smallboys. 10 The trousers are intended to be hung from the shirt in such amanner that the disconnection thereof, or at least of a portion thereof,can be readily effected. For this purpose the trousers are made with afront flap E, which is separated w from the rear portion of the trousersby lateral slits 40. To enable ready detachment of the flap E from theshirt, the same is held in place on the shirt by a slide fastener ofwell known type, for example such as the one which is disclosed inPatent No. 1,557,382 Oct. 13, 1925.

One element Ill of the slide fastener is carried by the shirt, and theother element 12, completely separable therefrom, is carried by thetrousers both of these elements being attached to their respective partsin any preferred manner, such as by sewing and said parts beingreinforced to provide the necessary strength as shown by way of exampleat M, which indicates a reinforcing strip applied to the shirt.

Assembly of the garments at their rear portions is shown as effected ina different manner. At D I have indicated a series of connecting membersin the form of straps, and in order to permit of the expansibilitynecessary at the rear waist portion of waist-encircling garments, thesestraps have been shown as made of elastic material. The elastic straps,denoted by 22, carry buttons 32 at their lower ends, adapted forinsertion into the button-holes 36 formed in the waist portion 0 of thetrousers.

In Figure 3, which. is a view in section through the shirt, will befound an illustrative disclosure of the details of the construction andmounting of the elastic straps 22. For the purpose of oba taining thenecessary strength, the lower end portion of the shirt is shown asturned inwardly and doubled over twice, these doubled over portionslying close'to the inside of the outer fabric It constituting the mainbody of the shirt A, and 50 being denoted by I8 and 20 respectively. Theelastic strap 22 is formed over the hem formed by the junctionof thedoubled over portions l8 and 20 and is secured thereto in any preferredmanner as by seam 24, while the free end of portion 28 is joined toportion l8 in any suitable or preferred manner as by a seam 28. 26indicates a horizontal slit which passes through the superimposedportions l6, I8 and 20 of the material and may be lined with button-holestitching, and the elastic strap 22 is passed therethrough. The upperportion of elastic strap 22 is shown as doubled over at 29, and the seam24, already described, holds it in place in relation to the portion 20.In addition, the elastic strap and the portions I8 and 20 of the shirtare shown as joined by stitching 30, which may be of the type known inthe trade as Bartack. The lower portion of elastic strap 22 carries thebutton 32 as already mentioned, and it is shown as turned in at itslower end and seamed at 34, to prevent unravelling. The button 32 inaddition to its closure function, serves the useful purpose ofpreventing retraction of the free end of the strap 22 through the slit26, with the resulting inconvenience.

It will be noted that the elastic straps 22 although fastened only atone end are sufliciently supported by the slits 26 so as to hold theirfree ends always in the proper position for use, without in any wayinterfering with their expansibility.

It has already been mentioned that the trousers A are provided at theirfront portion with the flap E which is separated from the other portionof the trousers by lateral slits 40, and in order to close these slitsfor the purpose of support of the trousers from the waist or hips of awearer, I provide elastic bands 42,-

attached-to one portion of the trousers, illustrattively shown as therear portion of the trousers, while, attached to the other portion ofthe trousers, that is, the forward one as shown, is a member adapted toreceive the band or strap 42. To carry out,the idea of readydetachability, this member will naturally be selected of such a type aswill allow such ready detachability and such a member is shownillustratively in Figure 5 as. in the form of a buckle 44 adapted toreceive band 42 in sliding adjustable engagement, anad carrying oneelement 52 of a snap fastener, the othereelement 54 of which is carriedby the trousers. gage the flap E, therefore, it is only necessary todisengage the snap fastener 52 and 54 and the slide fastener C, while tosecure the proper girth of the waist band of the trousers the bands 42may be adjusted in relation to the buckle 44.

It will be observed that by providing elastic strap 42 and buckle 44, Iobtain a readily detachable closure and the necessary yieldability.

At 46 is shown an inner lining, which, it will be observed, is shorterin the limb-surrounding portion than the corresponding portion of the Todisen- I trousers, and is joined to the lower portion of the trousersbyan elastic portion 48 of any suitable material. In practice, I havefound rubberized cloth very satisfactory while for certain purposesknitted material is very good. Portion 48 is intended to surround theleg of the wearer with an elastic grip, but to be expansible so as topermit the insertion of the wearer's leg therethrough. Owing to theshort ness of the lining 46 in relation to the outer material, it willbe observed that portion 48 is located above the lower limb of thegarment, whereby a knicker effect is produced, without there being anynecessity for manual adjustment whatsoever.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A shirt suitable for boy's wear, having its lower portion provided atthe front with one element of a slidable closure and the lower portionat the rear thereof provided with a plurality of pendent elastic bands,each provided at its lower end with a button, a pair of trousers adaptedfor assembly to said shirt and provided at the front portion of thewaist band portion thereof with an element of a slidable closure, andprovided at the rear portion of the waist band portion thereof withbutton holes adapted to receive the aforementioned buttons, whereby saidtrousers may be readily attached to said shirt and readily detachedtherefrom and whereby suflicient expansion is provided inelastic form atthe rear portion thereof to provide for ordinary usage, slits dividingthe waistband portion 35 of said trousers into separated portions, andelastic restricting means adapted to bridge said slits to provide anelastic waist support for said trousers, said restricting meanscomprising readily detachable portions, whereby the waist band portions.v

2. An upper garment and a nether garment, the latter being separable atits waist portion into a front flap and a rear flap, connecting meansfor uniting said front and rear flaps car- 'tion may be readily dividedinto separated porpletely detaching said rear flap from said uppergarment.

BE'I'I'Y RUBIN.

